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using Dark Olive Green (281), adding

detached chain (lazy daisy) stitches

for the leaves. The lettering is worked

in the same manner as in Step 18 but

using Very Dark Brick (1014). Remove

the pen marks as before.

Seed packets

21

Locate the carrot, marigold and

radish templates on the Pattern

Sheet and trace the shapes onto the

paper side of the fusible web with a

pencil, leaving at least^1 ⁄ 2 in between

them. Cut the shapes out roughly and

fuse them to the wrong side of the

selected fabrics. Cut out each shape

carefully on the pencil line.

22

Peel the backing paper off the

shapes and referring to the

photograph as a guide, fuse them to

the 3 x 4in beige tone-on-tone

rectangles.

23

Using the pigment pen, trace

the seed packet lettering onto

the beige rectangles. Using the fabric-

marking pen, trace the carrot top, and

radish top and tail. Work blanket stitch

around the appliqués using Very Dark

Brick (1014). Work the lettering in the

same manner as before using one

strand of Ultra Dark Brick (1015).

Backstitch the carrot and radish tops

in Dark Olive Green (281) and the

radish tail in Very Dark Brick (1014).

Remove the pen marks as before.

Construction

Seed packets

24

Sew a 1 x 4in medium pink

fl oral print strip to the left

and right edges of each seed packet

appliquéd background. Press the

seams outwards. Then sew the

matching strips to the top and

bottom edges of the seed packets

and press the seams outwards.

25

For each seed packet, lay a

4 x 5in batting rectangle on a

fl at surface, lay a 4 x 5in medium pink

fl oral print rectangle on top, right side

up, and then lay the seed packet

appliquéd background on top, right

side down. Pin and sew around the

edges, leaving an opening for

turning. Turn the seed packet right

side out and slipstitch the opening

closed. Work running stitch^1 ⁄ 8 in in

from the border seam using Very Dark

Brick (1014). Sew the beige button in

the centre of the marigold, referring

to the photograph as a guide.

Tools

26

Sew the 5^1 ⁄ 2 x 22in light pink

fl oral print strip to the 4^1 ⁄ 2 x

22in dark rust print strip. Press the

seam towards the lighter fabric. Fold

the joined fabric in half, right sides

together and short edges matching,

and pin so that the seam is aligned.

27

Place the three tool templates

on the fabric with the handles

on the light fabric and the tools on

the dark fabric. Leave^1 ⁄ 2 in between

the templates. Trace around the

templates using the pencil.

28

Change the stitch length on

your machine to very short and

sew on the traced lines, leaving an

opening in the straight edge of the

handles for turning. Sew over the

seams where the handles join the tools

to reinforce them. Cut out each tool

carefully^1 ⁄ 4 in outside the unsewn

opening and^1 ⁄ 8 in outside the stitching

around the remainder of the shapes.

29

Turn each tool right side out.

Val recommends using a pair

of fl at-end tweezers to pull the fabric

through narrow areas. Stuff each tool

fi rmly with fi bre fi ll and slipstitch the

openings closed.

Assembly

30

Fuse the interfacing to the

wrong side of the embroidered

half of the shelf. Refold the shelf in

half, wrong sides together.

31

On the 15^1 ⁄ 2 x 12^1 ⁄ 2 in front

cupboard rectangle, measure

and mark a line 5in down from the

top. With right sides together, pin the

shelf to the cupboard with the raw

edges on this line. See Diagram 1.

Stitch the shelf to the cupboard^1 ⁄ 4 in

Steps 26-27 below the line.

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